July 19th - 20th
Round 8 at Unadilla would be the 4th race of the AMA series for North Racing Inc. Team NRi owner David Brigg’s has been gaining momentum with his two young guns making every main event thus far. Kyle Tobin has placed in the top twenty while #702 Jimmy Albertson has placed 7th and 8th overall in the two previous nationals under the NRi canopy.
Dubach Racing Honda 450 racer Albertson would head into the Saturday qualifier on his Factory Connection suspended machine with a higher confidence level as he is gaining more experience at the top level of the sport.
Answer Racing’s #702 went right to work in the first practice on his first trip to Unadilla knocking down the 5th fastest lap time and fastest privateer. Showing the first practice was no fluke, Albertson logged 6th fastest and would finish 6th overall in Saturdays qualifying.
Jimmy would pickup where he left off on Saturday and would put his Donnell’s Honda 450 into 7th position for a strong gate pick. That would place him 2nd privateer in qualifying times behind Cooper.

MOTO 1: Albertson would get a decent start and round the first lap in 13th position. He would loose a position to Hamlin and move back to 14th. Racing stayed very close as there were not very many position changes on the circuit. When the two lap board came out, Summey and Albertson were gaining ground on Boni and Alessi. The #24 and #702 would close the 5 second gap in a late moto charge and over take the #801 and #109 Hondas at the finish line. 12th would be the moto 1 finish.
MOTO 2: Jimmy got a great jump and came out around 6th place off the start. He would end up going down on the first lap and round the first lap in tenth position. Jimmy would remain in 10th at the finish of moto 2.
OVERALL: Consistent moto scores of 12th and 10th would garner a 9th overall finish at Unadilla. After the race, Jimmy felt that after falling in 6th place, he just wanted to ride conservatively and stay on two wheels, and gather another top ten overall. He stated, “My speed is there in practice, and I just need to loosen up and race the way I practice. I know I need good overall finishes, so it makes it hard ride the way I really know how to.” Consistency has been a strong point for the Shoei backed Albertson as he has three top ten finishes in the last three nationals.

UPCOMING EVENT: Next round will be Washougal MX Park located just outside Portland Oregon. July 26th and 27th.

This week’s “Special Thanks” go to Butch and Cathy at McCoy Auto Sales for their assistance!

Albertson also wanted to give thanks to David Briggs and his family at NRi, and also Factory Connection, Dr D.{Dubach Racing}, Greg DiRenzo at efitness Academy, Answer, Torco fuel, Pro Taper, Dunlop, Donnell’s Motorcycles, Freeride Bike and Skate, DVS, OGIO, Round Wheels, Hinson, Zip Ty, Scott USA, Alpinestars, Snap On Tools, Shoei, Motorex, Regina, Cycra, Factory Backing, Shan Niday MX, Shawn Mcmahon, Trey Canard, and his mechanic Gregg Albertson